EP Car : Normal outburst in April

The dwarf nova EP Car experienced a relatively rare outburst (14.8mag) on April 26 as reported by R. Stubbings. The last outburst was observed in 2000 Feb. (mv=14.3). Time-resolved photometry was conducted by G. Garradd during this outburst, and modulations similar to superhumps were observed (vsnet-campaign 884). Observations reported to VSNET indicate that the outburst was terminated within a few days (vsnet-campaign-dn 716).

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